Country charm meets coastal cool in ‘Bundy’, where it’s not unusual to feast on fresh farm-gate fare, dive the Southern Great Barrier Reef and watch baby turtles hatch all in one day.

Sand. Sun. Snorkel. Repeat

If the Southern Great Barrier Reef was a marathon, Bundaberg would be the starting line. But there's only one pace required to explore the region's beaches, fringing coral reefs and islands, and that's slow and steady.

Lay out a towel at Woodgate and count your fellow beachgoers on one hand.

Eat/drink local

A place where roadside honesty boxes, seafood straight off the boat and paddock-to-plate dining meet; the sugar-cane framed Bundaberg North Burnett region offers a drive-through experience of the fresh food kind.

Pick your own strawberries, figs, avocados, oranges and more from roadside stalls and farm gates.

Chew your way through locally-sourced menus, with ingredients delivered direct to the kitchen by the farmer.

Hop, skip & jump

No visit to Bundaberg is complete without a road trip to discover more of the region’s best kept secrets along Australia’s Country Way.

Head to Childers and try the creamiest homemade macadamia nut ice-cream.